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Clinical characteristics of patients with respect to C. pneumoniae DNA positivity
| Parameter | Patients that are C. pneumoniae:
|
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (n = 12) | Negative (n = 34) | ||
| Mean age ± SD | 62 ± 10 | 60 ± 9 | 0.501 |
| Sex (no. male/no. female) | 12/0 | 30/4 | 0.219 |
| No. of patients (%) with: | |||
| Hypertension | 5 (42) | 15 (44) | 0.884 |
| Diabetes | 1 (8) | 7 (20) | 0.341 |
| Smoking history | 10 (83) | 24 (70) | 0.393 |
| Family history | 2 (17) | 5 (15) | 0.872 |
| Total cholesterol level (mean mg/dl ± SD) | 201 ± 78 | 237 ± 64 | 0.119 |
